Antonio Canova
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BORN: November,1, 1757 in Possagno, Italy.
DIED: October 13, 1822 in Venice, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Neoclassic
INTERESTING FACTS:
In 1761, Canova went to live with his grandfather who arranged for him at eleven years old to work at the sculpting studio of Giuseppe Bernardi.
In 1775 at the age of eighteen, he set up his own studio in Venice.
Canova went to Paris in 1802 to sculpt Napoleon and his sister, Pauline Borghese. He became the court sculptor while in Paris.
In 1810, he was made president of the Accademia di S. Luca in Rome.
Canova received the title Marquis of Ischia by the Pope for arranging the return of Italian art treasures from the French invasion of Rome.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Venus Victrix, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus with Medusa’s Head.
ANTONIO CANOVA Art Book contains 50+ Neoclassical Reproductions of mythical and religious sculptures with title and date.
Antonio Canova
BORN: November,1, 1757 in Possagno, Italy.
DIED: October 13, 1822 in Venice, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Neoclassic
INTERESTING FACTS:
In 1761, Canova went to live with his grandfather who arranged for him at eleven years old to work at the sculpting studio of Giuseppe Bernardi.
In 1775 at the age of eighteen, he set up his own studio in Venice.
Canova went to Paris in 1802 to sculpt Napoleon and his sister, Pauline Borghese. He became the court sculptor while in Paris.
In 1810, he was made president of the Accademia di S. Luca in Rome.
Canova received the title Marquis of Ischia by the Pope for arranging the return of Italian art treasures from the French invasion of Rome.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Venus Victrix, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus with Medusa’s Head.
ANTONIO CANOVA Art Book contains 50+ Neoclassical Reproductions of mythical and religious sculptures with title and date.
List Price: $4.95
Description
Antonio CanovaBORN: November,1, 1757 in Possagno, Italy.
DIED: October 13, 1822 in Venice, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Neoclassic
INTERESTING FACTS:
In 1761, Canova went to live with his grandfather who arranged for him at eleven years old to work at the sculpting studio of Giuseppe Bernardi.
In 1775 at the age of eighteen, he set up his own studio in Venice.
Canova went to Paris in 1802 to sculpt Napoleon and his sister, Pauline Borghese. He became the court sculptor while in Paris.
In 1810, he was made president of the Accademia di S. Luca in Rome.
Canova received the title Marquis of Ischia by the Pope for arranging the return of Italian art treasures from the French invasion of Rome.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Venus Victrix, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus with Medusa’s Head.
ANTONIO CANOVA Art Book contains 50+ Neoclassical Reproductions of mythical and religious sculptures with title and date.
Antonio Canova
BORN: November,1, 1757 in Possagno, Italy.
DIED: October 13, 1822 in Venice, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Neoclassic
INTERESTING FACTS:
In 1761, Canova went to live with his grandfather who arranged for him at eleven years old to work at the sculpting studio of Giuseppe Bernardi.
In 1775 at the age of eighteen, he set up his own studio in Venice.
Canova went to Paris in 1802 to sculpt Napoleon and his sister, Pauline Borghese. He became the court sculptor while in Paris.
In 1810, he was made president of the Accademia di S. Luca in Rome.
Canova received the title Marquis of Ischia by the Pope for arranging the return of Italian art treasures from the French invasion of Rome.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Venus Victrix, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus with Medusa’s Head.
ANTONIO CANOVA Art Book contains 50+ Neoclassical Reproductions of mythical and religious sculptures with title and date.
Near the end of the 18th century, world-class Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova resolved never to let a day end without designing something.
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